Jamaine Punzalan

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17866644449731786664442023.jpeg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Poland&#x27;s Iga Swiatek, July 12, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/File </span></span></span></div><p>Former world number one Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the year on Thursday, roaring past a weary-looking Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 in Toronto.</p><p>Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, hadn&#x27;t even reached a final in 2026 and saw her Wimbledon title defense end in the third round.</p><p>She was in control throughout against second-ranked Australian Open winner Rybakina on the way to a first Canadian crown.</p><p>After securing a victory that will see her rise from eighth in the world back into the top five with the US Open approaching, the 25-year-old had some words for the doubters who have contributed to what she has called her toughest on-court year.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_6QnRuVL6/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=878&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2212195%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="929" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;It means so, so much to me,&quot; she said as she accepted her 12th 1000-level trophy.</p><p>&quot;All these past months were not easy. 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<p>Former world number one Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the year on Thursday, roaring past a weary-looking Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 in Toronto.</p>

Former world number one Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the year on Thursday, roaring past a weary-looking Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 in Toronto.

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Swiatek rolls past Rybakina for WTA Toronto title

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Published August 14, 2026 07:43 AM PHT

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Updated August 14, 2026 08:21 AM PHT

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